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Mauricio Pochettino - Sacked

He has made everyone at the club feel part of it. Everyone is important so long as they buy into his team and work ethic, on all levels. He doesn't 'do' prima-donnas. I think the guy is as close to Guardiola in that regard as you can find. Guardiola doesn't 'do' primal either, he might create superstars or work with them, but he won't have primas on his squads...
 
Love that - even the small things mean a lot. It's not only the players but the fans seem to have come on board as a team/family. Special time this - long may it continue!
 
NaijaSpurs said:
http://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/mar/01/spurs-tottenham-pochettino-mauricio-west-ham

One by one, the Tottenham Hotspur players came across to shake Daniel Levy by the hand. The club’s chairman was bemused, to the point where he turned to Mauricio Pochettino and asked him whether it was a new rule he had implemented. The manager smiled. It had started out as a rule but now it was simply habit.

“When I came to the club, maybe there were rules [put in place],” Pochettino said. “For example, every morning, we shake hands with everybody. It was to show respect for each other; to show how you feel each morning when you meet.

“It is a small thing but it means a lot to create a real team. It shows you are interested in the people with whom you shake hands.
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Great stuff.
A bit more from him here : http://www.espnfc.com/tottenham-hot...-pochettino-tottenham-feel-like-a-real-family
Pochettino has urged his players to take risks and express themselves in the crucial Premier League run-in.
"To show character is to take the ball and take a risk in the way you play," he said. "To be brave is not to kick someone. It is to take the ball and play. We cannot forget we play football, we are not playing rugby or boxing.
"How we show character is not to kick someone but to take the ball and take risks in different positions in the game."
This is just so indicative of the confidence which with the team is playing. If the manager has confidence in their ability to take risks and win, then the players will have that same belief. As fans we need to applaud the risky things that don't quite come off, because when they do, the reward will be all the greater.

With every word this man utters I love him more and more! We have a legend in the making. Long live the Poch!

Oh - and Happy Birthday Poch! Let's hope it's a good one!
 
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"How we show character is not to kick someone but to take the ball and take risks in different positions in the game."

All GGers perpetually arguing we should become more cynical, please take note.
 
Spur of the moment said:
"How we show character is not to kick someone but to take the ball and take risks in different positions in the game."

All GGers perpetually arguing we should become more cynical, please take note.
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He's hardly going to say that 'part of our game plan is to commit petty fouls to disrupt the opponents play' even though it clearly is.
 
milo said:
He's hardly going to say that 'part of our game plan is to commit petty fouls to disrupt the opponents play' even though it clearly is.
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But is it really? It's the fans favourite narrative but I'm not so sure that it's actually what's going on.

Our forwards are clearly tasked with winning the ball as high up the pitch as possible by getting at the opposition and crowding them out in numbers. But I'd argue that the high number of fouls this leads to is an unintended outcome rather than the prime intent.

It's all about an intensity in trying to regain possession rather than a cynical plan to kick them off the park. I've noticed that Lamela for example has become far less prone to conceding fouls when going after the ball nowadays than even a few weeks ago. Maybe because Poch has instructed him not to concede possession so easily by committing unnecessary fouls.

Makes sense that Poch would rather we win the ball and turn defence into attack high up the pitch than concede gratuitous free kicks that ensure the oppo still retains possession and a threat.
 
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Spur of the moment said:
But is it really? It's the fans favourite narrative but I'm not so sure that it's actually what's going on.

Our forwards are clearly tasked with winning the ball as high up the pitch as possible by getting at the opposition and crowding them out in numbers. But I'd argue that the high number of fouls this leads to is an unintended outcome rather than the prime intent.

It's all about an intensity in trying to regain rather than a cynical plan to kick them off the park. I've noticed that Lamela for example has become far less prone to conceding fouls when going after the ball nowadays than even a few weeks ago. Maybe because Poch has instructed him not to concede possession so easily by committing unnecessary fouls.

Makes sense that Poch would rather we win the ball and turn defence into attack high up the pitch than concede gratuitous free kicks that ensure the oppo still retains possession and retain a threat.
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There was a similar increase in the number of fouls under him at Southampton. If it is an unintended by product of the high press, then it is at least one that he is aware of and accepts.
 
Spur of the moment said:
But is it really? It's the fans favourite narrative but I'm not so sure that it's actually what's going on.

Our forwards are clearly tasked with winning the ball as high up the pitch as possible by getting at the opposition and crowding them out in numbers. But I'd argue that the high number of fouls this leads to is an unintended outcome rather than the prime intent.

It's all about an intensity in trying to regain possession rather than a cynical plan to kick them off the park. I've noticed that Lamela for example has become far less prone to conceding fouls when going after the ball nowadays than even a few weeks ago. Maybe because Poch has instructed him not to concede possession so easily by committing unnecessary fouls.

Makes sense that Poch would rather we win the ball and turn defence into attack high up the pitch than concede gratuitous free kicks that ensure the oppo still retains possession and a threat.
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There's not a manager on the planet that would rather his team conceded a free kick than won the ball back whether that is higher up the pitch or anywhere else.

Who has suggested that Poch's game plan is a cynical plan to kick teams off the pitch or that the high number of fouls is anything other than a symptom of our high pressing game?
 
Millsy_Yiddo said:
There's not a manager on the planet that would rather his team conceded a free kick than won the ball back whether that is higher up the pitch or anywhere else.

Who has suggested that Poch's game plan is a cynical plan to kick teams off the pitch or that the high number of fouls is anything other than a symptom of our high pressing game?
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I was responding to milo's comment:

milo said:
He's hardly going to say that 'part of our game plan is to commit petty fouls to disrupt the opponents play' even though it clearly is.
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There's a difference between the kind of fouls we commit and kicking teams off the park.
I'm sure most players would rather o up against 5 Lamella tackles than any one tackle from Charlie Adam or noble for instance.
 
Would people agree that there is a greater willingness in the team to commit 'professional fouls' to prevent clear goalscoring opportunities under Poch?
 
Absolutely not. See no evidence of that whatsoever. There's an enhanced aggression and willingness to get stuck in, but definitely not malicious or professional fouls.
 
nayenezgani said:
Absolutely not. See no evidence of that whatsoever. There's an enhanced aggression and willingness to get stuck in, but definitely not malicious or professional fouls.
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I don't mean malicious fouls but I do think that we are more willing to pull back or clip a player who is about to break through.
 
Millsy_Yiddo said:
There's not a manager on the planet that would rather his team conceded a free kick than won the ball back whether that is higher up the pitch or anywhere else.

Who has suggested that Poch's game plan is a cynical plan to kick teams off the pitch or that the high number of fouls is anything other than a symptom of our high pressing game?
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I think that part of our game plan is to disrupt the opponents play and not allow them to settle on the ball. This is primarily done through the press but I also think that we are quite happy to commit petty fouls in non-threatening parts of the pitch in order to do this. Breaking up play like this also gives us an opportunity to reset and take breathers. I am not for a moment suggesting that Poch is deploying Pullis style tactics.

In short, I think that our play has become a little more Argentinian.
 
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milo said:
I think that part of our game plan is to disrupt the opponents play and not allow them to settle on the ball. This is primarily done through the press but I also think that we are quite happy to commit petty fouls in non-threatening parts of the pitch in order to do this. Breaking up play like this also gives us an opportunity to reset and take breathers. I am not for a moment suggesting that Poch is deploying Pullis style tactics.

In short, I think that our play has become a little more Argentinian.
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And its why we have to use everything in our power to win a game. If we need to make niggly fouls lets do it

If we as fans need to boo the opposition to put them off, lets do it

If poch needs to make tactical subs to wind the clock down, lets do it

All the fine margins have a BIG impact at this crunch point

Remember Arsenals invisibles and how the treated Van Nistelrooy at Old Trafford of the pen... it makes a difference
 
Naturally his routine is to come and read the OMT on here on match day so i would like to wish him Happy Birthday.Enjoy Guv
 
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